Gerd Vandersteen

Gerd Vandersteen is a Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the Department of Electronics and Informatics within the Faculty of Engineering. He serves as part-time Director (30%) of the Doctoral School of Natural Science and (Bio)Engineering (NSE) at VUB. His career spans academic research and industry collaboration, with significant contributions to nonlinear systems analysis and RF circuit design.

His research interests focus on Nonlinear Systems Analysis, RF Circuit Design, System Identification, and Microwave Engineering. Vandersteen combines theoretical expertise in modeling nonlinear systems with practical experience in analog and RF design. His work emphasizes simulation-based analysis techniques, particularly using the Best-Linear-Approximation method for nonlinear system characterization.

Vandersteen's publication record shows consistent output with 363 research outputs, including 103 articles and 164 conference papers. His recent work spans diverse areas from Arabic language processing to advanced RF measurement techniques, demonstrating interdisciplinary reach while maintaining core expertise in electronic systems. Key trends include nonlinear distortion analysis, frequency response characterization, and system identification methodologies.

• Best Paper Award (2002)
• Best Paper Award for 'Synchronizing modulated NVNA measurements on a dense spectral grid' (2012)
• IEEE Senior Member (2007)
• IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Outstanding Reviewer (2014)

As an educator, Vandersteen teaches CAE tools for electronic design, microwave design, and telecommunication techniques at VUB. He mentors PhD students through the international spring school on system identification and modeling techniques. His research is supported by multiple active projects including SRP78 (Center for Model-Based Systems Improvement), HERC61 (110 GHz real-time oscilloscope development), and VLOV106 (Flemish AI Academy establishment).